I’ve run into a lot of companies that invent positions for great people just so they don’t get away. But hiring people when you don’t have real work for them is insulting to them and hurtful to you. Jason Fried Read Quote
Who you work with is even more important than who you hang out with because you spend a lot more time with your workmates than your friends. Jason Fried Read Quote
The risk of relying on a handful of customers is not just financial. Your product also is at risk when you’re at the mercy of a few big spenders. When any one customer pays you significantly more than the others, your product inevitably ends up catering mostly to that customer’s specific needs. Jason Fried Read Quote
A large user base helps shield us from things we can’t control. You can spend years catering to a major corporation, for example, only to see your contact there move on. Jason Fried Read Quote
We’ve never much liked the idea of charging a participation tax, a phrase we coined to represent what it feels like when a software company charges you more money for each additional user. Participation taxes discourage usage across a company. Jason Fried Read Quote
You have to live with your decisions every day. Why live with one you’re uneasy with? ‘Because it’ll make you money’ is a common reply. But I don’t think that’s good enough. Jason Fried Read Quote
We think of computers as smart and powerful machines. But your goldfish is smarter. Jason Fried Read Quote
